Connect with local food & farmers

Central Iowa Farmer’s Markets

Find Producers from Past Cultivate Events

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Farmers Markets

Online Local Food Markets

Iowa Food Co-op
Dogpatch Urban Farm
Prudent Produce
99 Counties - meat delivery
Grinnell Farm to Table - Grinnell
Iowa Food Hub - Decorah
Field to Family - Iowa City

Food Access

For every $1 you spend on any fresh fruits and vegetables with your SNAP EBT card, you will get $1 in Double Up Food Bucks. Spend your Double Up Food Bucks for more fresh fruits and vegetables. Learn more about Double Up Food Bucks.
A community fridge is just what it sounds like – a publicly accessible refrigerator that’s stocked with free food. It’s a way to bring food to the places where people already are. Find fridges here.
Volunteer to rescue food here.
Help end food insecurity.
Download the Supply Hive Food Rescue App and make a difference today. It’s easy.
Many community fridges as well as other food access points are participating in the LFPA program. LFPA allows food hubs to purchase and distribute local and regional foods through organizations that reach underserved communities. In addition to increasing local food consumption, funds will help build and expand economic opportunity for local and socially disadvantaged producers. Learn more at iowalfpa.org.
The Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) is administered by the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship in cooperation with the Iowa Department on Aging. The program provides eligible older adults with a booklet of checks ($30) that can be spent at participating farmers’ markets and roadside stands to purchase fresh, Iowa grown fruits, vegetables, herbs, and honey.
The Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program runs from June 1 to October 31. Eligible participants will receive checks to buy fresh Iowa-grown fruits, vegetables, and herbs at your local farmers’ market!

Visit a Farm

Here are farms you can visit! Check out the variety of farm stands, shops, tours and classes available within an hour of Des Moines. Find Farms to Visit here.
U-Pick farms offer the surrounding community the chance to get to know their farmers and offers a hands on learning experience for the whole family. Find U-Pick Farms.

CSA Farms

Benefits of joining a CSA
A CSA, stands for Community Supported Agriculture, a subscription style method for purchasing seasonal produce.
When you buy a subscription at the beginning of the season this cash infusion allows the farmer to pay for seed, water, equipment and labor early season when farm expenses are high and farm income is low. In return the farm provides its members with a box of fresh picked seasonal produce each week. CSAs build community by reconnecting its members to the seasons and fostering relationships between members and the people who grow their food
- Ann Cure, Cure Organic Farms in Boulder, CO
Watch a video about how CSAs work.
Central Iowa CSA Farms
Benefits of joining a CSA